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Ring cairn 450m south of Willsworthy Camp is a Bronze Age funerary monument located on Dartmoor in Devon. The site comprises a cairn of stacked stones arranged in a circular or ring formation, a burial practice characteristic of the Bronze Age period in south-western England. Ring cairns of this type typically date to the second millennium BC and served as burial or ceremonial monuments for Bronze Age communities. The monument lies within the wider landscape of Willsworthy, an area rich in prehistoric archaeological remains that illustrate the pattern of Bronze Age settlement and ritual activity on Dartmoor.
Ring cairn 450m south of Willsworthy Camp is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007664. View the official record →
Ring cairn 450m south of Willsworthy Camp is a Bronze Age funerary monument located on Dartmoor in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007664.
Ring cairn 450m south of Willsworthy Camp is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1007664.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Pixies' Cross: a wayside cross and associated earthwork enclosure on Whitchurch Down (9.4 km), Green Lane Cross: a wayside cross at the north west end of Whitchurch Down (9.4 km), Inscribed stones in vicarage garden (9.5 km).
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